Minister Writes To Piyush Goyal, Warns Of Stampede At Gwalior Station

Unsuitable data displayed on boards at Gwalior station led to a chaotic scenario. (Representational)

Gwalior: Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar has written a letter to Minister of Railways Piyush Goyal stating that mistaken info allegedly displayed on the boards at Gwalior station might trigger chaos and result in a stampede like scenario.Mr Tomar, Minister for Rural Improvement and Panchayati Raj, witnessed the chaotic scenario on the intervening nights of September 30 and October 1 on the station when he reached there to board the Jabalpur-Nizamuddin prepare.

“The place of coaches displayed on the knowledge board varies from the precise place on the platform which resulted in chaos and will result in a severe scenario some day,” Mr Tomar, who’s an MP from Gwalior identified within the letter, which was written on October 1.

“Although the place of air-conditioned coaches had been proven in entrance on the show board, it was on the again finish of the prepare when it arrived on the platform resulting in chaos with many aged passengers going through acute issue in such a scenario,” the minister mentioned within the letter.

In the meantime, Mr Goyal has directed the board to probe the incident following which it has known as for report from Jhansi, Jabalpur and Allahabad divisions on the problem, the railway officers mentioned.